Manohar Lal Chibber (born August 1927) is an

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officer and writer, known for his involvement in the Siachen conflict of 1986. He held the position of a

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in the Indian Army and is a recipient of the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal and the

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. He was GOC-in-C of India's Northern Command,

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, and Director of Military Operations. He was a faculty at the

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, Dehradun and the

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, Wellington. He holds a doctoral degree in Leadership and is a recipient of the Jawaharlal Nehru Fellowship. Chibber is a director of the Management Development Institute, a centre of higher training for the

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officers and corporate leaders. He is the author of several books on military and leadership, viz. ''Pakistan's Criminal Folly in Kashmir'', ''Military Leadership to Prevent Military Coup'', ''Soldier's Role in National Integration'', ''Leadership in the Indian Army during eighties and nineties'', ''History of Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry'', ''Para Military Forces'' ''National Service For Defence, Development And National Integration Of India'' and ''Sai Baba's Mahavakya on Leadership''. He was awarded the

Padma Bhushan The Padma Bhushan is the third-highest civilian award in the Republic of India, preceded by the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan and followed by the Padma Shri. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is given for "distinguished service ...

, India's third highest civilian award, in 1986.

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* 1927 births Living people Recipients of the Padma Bhushan in civil service Indian Army personnel Indian military leaders Indian military writers 20th-century Indian social scientists Indian business theorists Recipients of the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal 20th-century Indian educators Indian male writers 20th-century Indian historians Jawaharlal Nehru Fellows 20th-century Indian military personnel Recipients of the Param Vishisht Seva Medal {{India-mil-bio-stub

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